Had a family reunion with my Dad's side of the family August 3. My Dad is pictured in the opening of the thread. Dad died in 1969. We have always remained close with Dad's family. This is a photo of some of the crew. About 60 showed up. I was in charge of cooking LOL, barbecued a lot of burgers and franks. Guess who brought the flag :-)
Posted this photo to honor my dear Dad today.
God Bless our military, past and present.
Colleen
All those wooden barracks of my day like the one in the background of the photograph are gone, replaced by modern brick ones.
Our 'air conditioning' was opening the large windows, sometimes supplemented by huge exhaust fans in the rear of the classrooms.
Instructing anywhere from 60 to 120 women per class, projecting over that and the sounds of aircraft taking off on the nearby airfield was a definite challenge.
There often were visiting dignitaries dropping into the back of the room to observe - once the Commandant of The Netherland Marines; head of The Waves, etc.